After nearly two years of regional study, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a groundbreaking transportation report with several public and private partners – a report that calls for an extension of the Silver Line through Everett and for…
Month: March 2019
Alleged Victims’ Names Appear on School Agenda; Causes Outrage
An attorney for three women with Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) sexual harassment complaints against the Everett Public Schools and former Supt. Fred Foresteire is lashing out at the School Committee for outing the names of her clients on a…
City’s Long-term Bond Ratings Hits One of Its Highest Levels
On Monday, March 18, Mayor Carlo DeMaria announced that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings assigned its ‘AA+’ long-term rating to the City of Everett for the third year in a row. S & P cited the City’s strong management, strong…
Zoning Board Zips Through Business
The Everett Zoning Board of Appeals can sometimes provide a dose of municipal drama, with recent showdowns between board members and developers, and even Mayor Carlo DeMaria has been known to stop by the Board and lay out his vision…
Council to Hold Vote on Life Tenure for City Clerk, Term Limits for Mayor
When the City Council convenes on Monday, March 25, it could potentially hold a vote on two separate proposals to amend the City Charter’s language regarding the future of two City offices. The first would reinstate life tenure for the…
Encore Boston Harbor to Open Upscale Steakhouse, Featuring World’s Most Exclusive Cuts
Encore Boston Harbor has announced it will open an upscale steakhouse within its $2.6 billion resort, featuring waterfront views and the most unique steak program in New England. ‘Rare Steakhouse’ will also highlight exquisite and hard-to-find bourbon and scotch selections,…
Everett Haitian Community Center Youth Participate in BSO contest
The Everett Haitian Community Center formally announced that 20 students from Everett and other host communities in the surrounding area enrolled in its arts and cultural program – Emerging Bright Stars Academy (EBSA) – will have the honor of participating…
Rep. Joe McGonagle Co-Sponsors Legislation to Expand Benefits for Families in Need
Rep. Joe McGonagle along with his colleagues in the House announced last Thursday that they passed legislation that lifts a decades-old family welfare cap. Rep. McGonagle was one of the co-sponsors of this measure and advocated in favor to lift…
Encore Uniforms, Electronic System to Set New Workplace Standards
Like most every corner of the Encore Boston Harbor, the Boston entertainment market hasn’t seen anything like it. Even the things that most customers will never see, such as the employee locker rooms, will still be things the Boston market…
Night Shift Opens at Lovejoy Wharf in Boston, to Add Coffee Roasting
Night Shift Brewery is opening its latest venture today, March 20, on Boston’s Lovejoy Wharf where they will open a new 12,000 sq. ft. tap room and scratch kitchen and introduce a coffee bar with custom roasted coffee beans. The…